diff --git a/components/tachart/aggpas/tadraweraggpas.pas b/components/tachart/aggpas/tadraweraggpas.pas
index 1cc7d4dca4..c73285c215 100644
--- a/components/tachart/aggpas/tadraweraggpas.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/aggpas/tadraweraggpas.pas
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ type
     procedure Ellipse(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure FillRect(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     function GetBrushColor: TChartColor;
+    function GetFontColor: TFPColor; override;
+    function GetFontName: String; override;
+    function GetFontSize: Integer; override;
+    function GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles; override;
     procedure Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure Line(const AP1, AP2: TPoint);
     procedure LineTo(AX, AY: Integer); override;
@@ -123,6 +127,34 @@ begin
   Result := FCanvas.Font.AggAngle;
 end;
 
+function TAggPasDrawer.GetFontColor: TFPColor;
+begin
+  Result.Red := FCanvas.Font.AggColor.r shl 8;
+  Result.Green := FCanvas.Font.AggColor.g shl 8;
+  Result.Blue := FCanvas.Font.AggColor.b shl 8;
+end;
+
+function TAggPasDrawer.GetFontName: String;
+begin
+  Result := FCanvas.Font.Name;
+end;
+
+function TAggPasDrawer.GetFontSize: Integer;
+begin
+  if FCanvas.Font.AggHeight = 0 then
+    Result := DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE else
+    Result := round(FCanvas.Font.AggHeight * 72 / 96);
+end;
+
+function TAggPasDrawer.GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles;
+begin
+  Result := [];
+  if FCanvas.Font.Bold then Include(Result, cfsBold);
+  if FCanvas.Font.Italic then Include(Result, cfsItalic);
+  if FCanvas.Font.Underline then Include(Result, cfsUnderline);
+  if FCanvas.Font.StrikeThrough then Include(Result, cfsStrikeout);
+end;
+
 procedure TAggPasDrawer.Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
 begin
   FCanvas.Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2);
diff --git a/components/tachart/tachartaxisutils.pas b/components/tachart/tachartaxisutils.pas
index e056468878..54380a2728 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tachartaxisutils.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tachartaxisutils.pas
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type
     property LabelBrush;
     property PositionOnMarks: Boolean
       read FPositionOnMarks write SetPositionOnMarks default false;
+    property TextFormat;
     property Visible default false;
   end;
 
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ type
     property Source: TCustomChartSource read FSource write SetSource;
     property Stripes;
     property Style default smsValue;
+    property TextFormat;
     property YIndex;
   end;
 
diff --git a/components/tachart/tachartlazaruspkg.lpk b/components/tachart/tachartlazaruspkg.lpk
index 29f9b0adbc..9ad620a9b4 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tachartlazaruspkg.lpk
+++ b/components/tachart/tachartlazaruspkg.lpk
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  for details about the copyright.
 "/>
     <Version Major="1"/>
-    <Files Count="49">
+    <Files Count="50">
       <Item1>
         <Filename Value="tagraph.pas"/>
         <HasRegisterProc Value="True"/>
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@
         <HasRegisterProc Value="True"/>
         <UnitName Value="TAChartCombos"/>
       </Item49>
+      <Item50>
+        <Filename Value="tahtml.pas"/>
+        <UnitName Value="TAHtml"/>
+      </Item50>
     </Files>
     <LazDoc Paths="$(LazarusDir)\components\tachart\fpdoc"/>
     <i18n>
diff --git a/components/tachart/tachartlazaruspkg.pas b/components/tachart/tachartlazaruspkg.pas
index 8617cdfb56..9a6ad92405 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tachartlazaruspkg.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tachartlazaruspkg.pas
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ uses
   TAToolEditors, TAMath, TAChartImageList, TAChartTeeChart, TADataTools, 
   TAAnimatedSource, TATextElements, TAAxisSource, TASeriesPropEditors, 
   TACustomFuncSeries, TAFitUtils, TAGUIConnector, TADiagram, TADiagramDrawing, 
-  TADiagramLayout, TAChartStrConsts, TAChartCombos, LazarusPackageIntf;
+  TADiagramLayout, TAChartStrConsts, TAChartCombos, TAHtml, LazarusPackageIntf;
 
 implementation
 
diff --git a/components/tachart/tachartutils.pas b/components/tachart/tachartutils.pas
index 8a7831cf62..74a0cc03f2 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tachartutils.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tachartutils.pas
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ type
   // Like TColor, but avoiding dependency on Graphics.
   TChartColor = -$7FFFFFFF-1..$7FFFFFFF;
 
+  // dto with TFontStyle
+  TChartFontStyle = (cfsBold, cfsItalic, cfsUnderline, cfsStrikeout);
+  TChartFontStyles = set of TChartFontStyle;
+
+  TChartTextFormat = (tfNormal, tfHTML);
+
   TDoublePoint = record
     X, Y: Double;
   end;
diff --git a/components/tachart/tadrawerbgra.pas b/components/tachart/tadrawerbgra.pas
index 01ecc3af38..d11f3238f2 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tadrawerbgra.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tadrawerbgra.pas
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ type
     procedure Ellipse(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure FillRect(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     function GetBrushColor: TChartColor;
+    function GetFontColor: TFPColor; override;
+    function GetFontName: String; override;
+    function GetFontSize: Integer; override;
+    function GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles; override;
     procedure Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure Line(const AP1, AP2: TPoint);
     procedure LineTo(AX, AY: Integer); override;
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ type
 implementation
 
 uses
-  BGRAText, Graphics, TAGeometry;
+  BGRAText, Graphics, Math, TAGeometry;
 
 { TBGRABitmapDrawer }
 
@@ -135,6 +139,29 @@ begin
   Result := 0.0;
 end;
 
+function TBGRABitmapDrawer.GetFontColor: TFPColor;
+begin
+  Result := TColorToFPColor(Canvas.Font.Color);
+end;
+
+function TBGRABitmapDrawer.GetFontName: String;
+begin
+  Result := Canvas.Font.Name;
+end;
+
+function TBGRABitmapDrawer.GetFontSize: Integer;
+begin
+  Result := IfThen(Canvas.Font.Height = 0,
+    DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE,
+    round(abs(Canvas.Font.Height) / ScreenInfo.PixelsPerInchY * 72)
+  );
+end;
+
+function TBGRABitmapDrawer.GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles;
+begin
+  Result := TChartFontStyles(Canvas.Font.Style);
+end;
+
 procedure TBGRABitmapDrawer.Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
 begin
   Canvas.MoveTo(AX1, AY1);
diff --git a/components/tachart/tadrawercanvas.pas b/components/tachart/tadrawercanvas.pas
index a74c6d0d0a..97a636430b 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tadrawercanvas.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tadrawercanvas.pas
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type
   strict protected
     FCanvas: TCanvas;
     FBuffer: TBitmap;
-    function GetFontAngle: Double; override;
+//    function GetFontAngle: Double; override;
     function SimpleTextExtent(const AText: String): TPoint; override;
     procedure SimpleTextOut(AX, AY: Integer; const AText: String); override;
   public
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ type
     procedure FillRect(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     function GetBrushColor: TChartColor;
     function GetCanvas: TCanvas; virtual;
+    function GetFontAngle: Double; override;
+    function GetFontColor: TFPColor; override;
+    function GetFontName: String; override;
+    function GetFontSize: Integer; override;
+    function GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles; override;
     procedure Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure Line(const AP1, AP2: TPoint);
     procedure LineTo(AX, AY: Integer); override;
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@ type
   function CanvasGetFontOrientationFunc(AFont: TFPCustomFont): Integer;
   function ChartColorSysToFPColor(AChartColor: TChartColor): TFPColor;
 
+
 implementation
 
 uses
@@ -173,6 +179,32 @@ begin
   Result := OrientToRad(GetCanvas.Font.Orientation);
 end;
 
+function TCanvasDrawer.GetFontColor: TFPColor;
+begin
+  Result := TColorToFPColor(GetCanvas.Font.Color);
+end;
+
+function TCanvasDrawer.GetFontName: String;
+begin
+  Result := GetCanvas.Font.Name;
+end;
+
+function TCanvasDrawer.GetFontSize: Integer;
+var
+  h: Integer;
+begin
+  Result := GetCanvas.Font.Size;
+  if Result = 0 then begin
+    h := GetFontData(GetCanvas.Font.Reference.Handle).Height;
+    Result := round(abs(h) * 72 / ScreenInfo.PixelsPerInchY);
+  end;
+end;
+
+function TCanvasDrawer.GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles;
+begin
+  Result := TChartFontStyles(GetCanvas.Font.Style);
+end;
+
 procedure TCanvasDrawer.Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
 begin
   GetCanvas.Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2);
diff --git a/components/tachart/tadrawerfpcanvas.pas b/components/tachart/tadrawerfpcanvas.pas
index bad9025f7f..06e7fed018 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tadrawerfpcanvas.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tadrawerfpcanvas.pas
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ interface
 {$ENDIF}
 
 uses
-  Classes, FPCanvas, {$IFDEF USE_FTFONT}FTFont,{$ENDIF}
+  Classes, FPCanvas, FPImage, {$IFDEF USE_FTFONT}FTFont,{$ENDIF}
   TAChartUtils, TADrawUtils;
 
 type
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ type
     procedure SetFont(AFont: TFPCustomFont);
     procedure SetPen(APen: TFPCustomPen);
   strict protected
-    function GetFontAngle: Double; override;
     function SimpleTextExtent(const AText: String): TPoint; override;
     procedure SimpleTextOut(AX, AY: Integer; const AText: String); override;
   public
@@ -50,6 +49,11 @@ type
     procedure Ellipse(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure FillRect(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     function GetBrushColor: TChartColor;
+    function GetFontAngle: Double; override;
+    function GetFontColor: TFPColor; override;
+    function GetFontName: String; override;
+    function GetFontSize: Integer; override;
+    function GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles; override;
     procedure Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure Line(const AP1, AP2: TPoint);
     procedure LineTo(AX, AY: Integer); override;
@@ -160,6 +164,33 @@ begin
   Result := 0.0;
 end;
 
+function TFPCanvasDrawer.GetFontColor: TFPColor;
+begin
+  Result := FCanvas.Font.FPColor;
+end;
+
+function TFPCanvasDrawer.GetFontName: String;
+begin
+  Result := FCanvas.Font.Name;
+end;
+
+function TFPCanvasDrawer.GetFontSize: Integer;
+begin
+  if FCanvas.Font.Size = 0 then
+    Result := DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE
+  else
+    Result := FCanvas.Font.Size;
+end;
+
+function TFPCanvasDrawer.GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles;
+begin
+  Result := [];
+  if FCanvas.Font.Bold then Include(Result, cfsBold);
+  if FCanvas.Font.Italic then Include(Result, cfsItalic);
+  if FCanvas.Font.Underline then Include(Result, cfsUnderline);
+  if FCanvas.Font.Strikethrough then Include(Result, cfsStrikeout);
+end;
+
 procedure TFPCanvasDrawer.Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
 begin
   FCanvas.Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2);
diff --git a/components/tachart/tadrawerfpvectorial.pas b/components/tachart/tadrawerfpvectorial.pas
index e80cf3d702..3d59bcc042 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tadrawerfpvectorial.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tadrawerfpvectorial.pas
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ type
     procedure Ellipse(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure FillRect(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     function GetBrushColor: TChartColor;
+    function GetFontColor: TFPColor; override;
+    function GetFontName: String; override;
+    function GetFontSize: Integer; override;
+    function GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles; override;
     procedure Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure Line(const AP1, AP2: TPoint); overload;
     procedure LineTo(AX, AY: Integer); override;
@@ -177,6 +181,30 @@ begin
   Result := FFont.Orientation;
 end;
 
+function TFPVectorialDrawer.GetFontcolor: TFPColor;
+begin
+  Result := FFont.Color;
+end;
+
+function TFPVectorialDrawer.GetFontName: String;
+begin
+  Result := FFont.Name;
+end;
+
+function TFPVectorialDrawer.GetFontSize: Integer;
+begin
+  Result := IfThen(FFont.Size = 0, DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, FFont.Size);
+end;
+
+function TFPVectorialDrawer.GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles;
+begin
+  Result := [];
+  if FFont.Bold then Include(Result, cfsBold);
+  if FFont.Italic then Include(Result, cfsItalic);
+  if FFont.Underline then Include(Result, cfsUnderline);
+  if FFont.StrikeThrough then Include(Result, cfsStrikeout);
+end;
+
 function TFPVectorialDrawer.InvertY(AY: Integer): Integer;
 begin
   with FBoundingBox do
@@ -333,7 +361,7 @@ end;
 procedure TFPVectorialDrawer.SetFont(AFont: TFPCustomFont);
 begin
   FFont.Name := AFont.Name;
-  FFont.Size := IfThen(AFont.Size = 0, 10, AFont.Size);
+  FFont.Size := IfThen(AFont.Size = 0, DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, AFont.Size);
   FFont.Color := AFont.FPColor;
   FFont.Orientation := FGetFontOrientationFunc(AFont);
   FFont.Bold := AFont.Bold;
diff --git a/components/tachart/tadraweropengl.pas b/components/tachart/tadraweropengl.pas
index 18d14c7081..74d0d5fefa 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tadraweropengl.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tadraweropengl.pas
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type
     FPenWidth: Integer;
     FFontName: String;
     FFontSize: Integer;
-    FFontStyle: Integer;
+    FFontStyle: TChartFontStyles;
     FFontAngle: Double;
     FPos: TPoint;
     procedure ChartGLColor(AColor: TFPColor);
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ type
     procedure Ellipse(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure FillRect(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     function GetBrushColor: TChartColor;
+    function GetFontColor: TFPColor; override;
+    function GetFontName: String; override;
+    function GetFontSize: Integer; override;
+    function GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles; override;
     procedure Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure Line(const AP1, AP2: TPoint);
     procedure LineTo(AX, AY: Integer); override;
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ implementation
 
 uses
   GL, GLu, FileUtil,
+  Math,
  {$IFDEF CHARTGL_USE_LAZFREETYPE}
   LazFileUtils,
   EasyLazFreeType, LazFreeTypeFPImageDrawer, LazFreeTypeFontCollection,
@@ -564,6 +569,26 @@ begin
   Result := 0.0;
 end;
 
+function TOpenGLDrawer.GetFontColor: TFPColor;
+begin
+  Result := FFontColor;
+end;
+
+function TOpenGLDrawer.GetFontName: String;
+begin
+  Result := FFontName;
+end;
+
+function TOpenGLDrawer.GetFontSize: Integer;
+begin
+  Result := IFThen(FFontSize = 0, DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, FFontSize);
+end;
+
+function TOpenGLDrawer.GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles;
+begin
+  Result := FFontStyle;
+end;
+
 procedure TOpenGLDrawer.InternalPolyline(
   const APoints: array of TPoint; AStartIndex, ANumPts, AMode: Integer);
 var
@@ -705,14 +730,13 @@ end;
 procedure TOpenGLDrawer.SetFont(AFont: TFPCustomFont);
 begin
   FFontName := AFont.Name;
-  if Sametext(FFontName, 'default') then FFontName := 'Arial';
-  FFontSize := AFont.Size;
-  if FFontSize = 0 then FFontSize := 10;
-  FFontStyle := 0;
-  if AFont.Bold then inc(FFontStyle, 1);
-  if AFont.Italic then inc(FFontStyle, 2);
-  if AFont.Underline then inc(FFontStyle, 4);
-  if AFont.Strikethrough then inc(FFontStyle, 8);
+  if SameText(FFontName, 'default') then FFontName := 'Arial';
+  FFontSize := IfThen(AFont.Size = 0, DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, AFont.Size);
+  FFontStyle := [];
+  if AFont.Bold then Include(FFontStyle, cfsBold);
+  if AFont.Italic then Include(FFontStyle, cfsItalic);
+  if AFont.Underline then Include(FFontStyle, cfsUnderline);
+  if AFont.Strikethrough then Include(FFontStyle, cfsStrikeout);
   FFontColor := AFont.FPColor;
 
  {$IFDEF CHARTGL_USE_LAZFREETYPE}
diff --git a/components/tachart/tadrawersvg.pas b/components/tachart/tadrawersvg.pas
index 83c58263b7..e444ac5209 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tadrawersvg.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tadrawersvg.pas
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ type
     procedure Ellipse(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure FillRect(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     function GetBrushColor: TChartColor;
+    function GetFontColor: TFPColor; override;
+    function GetFontName: String; override;
+    function GetFontSize: Integer; override;
+    function GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles; override;
     procedure Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure Line(const AP1, AP2: TPoint);
     procedure LineTo(AX, AY: Integer); override;
@@ -253,6 +257,30 @@ begin
   Result := FFont.Orientation;
 end;
 
+function TSVGDrawer.GetFontColor: TFPColor;
+begin
+  Result := FFont.Color;
+end;
+
+function TSVGDrawer.GetFontName: String;
+begin
+  Result := FFont.Name;
+end;
+
+function TSVGDrawer.GetFontSize: Integer;
+begin
+  Result := IfThen(FFont.Size = 0, DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, FFont.Size);
+end;
+
+function TSVGDrawer.GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles;
+begin
+  Result := [];
+  if FFont.Bold then Include(Result, cfsBold);
+  if FFont.Italic then Include(Result, cfsItalic);
+  if FFont.Underline then Include(Result, cfsUnderline);
+  if FFont.StrikeThrough then Include(Result, cfsStrikeout);
+end;
+
 procedure TSVGDrawer.Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
 begin
   WriteFmt(
@@ -422,7 +450,7 @@ procedure TSVGDrawer.SetFont(AFont: TFPCustomFont);
 begin
   with FFont do begin
     Name := AFont.Name;
-    Size := IfThen(AFont.Size=0, 8, AFont.Size);
+    Size := IfThen(AFont.Size=0, DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, AFont.Size);
 
     // ???
     if FMonochromeColor <> clTAColor then
diff --git a/components/tachart/tadrawutils.pas b/components/tachart/tadrawutils.pas
index bf72b58b97..61111c3905 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tadrawutils.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tadrawutils.pas
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ type
   TChartAntialiasingMode = (amDontCare, amOn, amOff);
 
 type
-
   ISimpleTextOut = interface
+    function HtmlTextExtent(const AText: String): TPoint;
+    procedure HtmlTextOut(AX, AY: Integer; const AText: String);
     procedure SimpleTextOut(AX, AY: Integer; const AText: String);
     function SimpleTextExtent(const AText: String): TPoint;
     function GetFontAngle: Double;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ type
     FSimpleTextOut: ISimpleTextOut;
     FText1: String;
     FText2: TStrings;
+    FTextFormat: TChartTextFormat;
     FWidth: Integer;
 
     procedure DoTextOutList;
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ type
     function Pos(const APos: TPoint): TChartTextOut;
     function Text(const AText: String): TChartTextOut;
     function Text(AText: TStrings): TChartTextOut;
+    function TextFormat(AFormat: TChartTextFormat): TChartTextOut;
     function Width(AWidth: Integer): TChartTextOut;
   end;
 
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ type
   TScaleItems = set of TScaleItem;
 
   IChartDrawer = interface
+   ['{6D8E5591-6788-4D2D-9FE6-596D5157C3C3}']
     procedure AddToFontOrientation(ADelta: Integer);
     procedure ClippingStart(const AClipRect: TRect);
     procedure ClippingStart;
@@ -74,6 +78,11 @@ type
     procedure Ellipse(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure FillRect(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     function GetBrushColor: TChartColor;
+    function GetFontAngle: Double;
+    function GetFontColor: TFPColor;
+    function GetFontName: String;
+    function GetFontSize: Integer;
+    function GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles;
     procedure SetDoChartColorToFPColorFunc(AValue: TChartColorToFPColorFunc);
     procedure Line(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2: Integer);
     procedure Line(const AP1, AP2: TPoint);
@@ -108,8 +117,10 @@ type
     procedure SetRightToLeft(AValue: Boolean);
     procedure SetTransparency(ATransparency: TChartTransparency);
     procedure SetXor(AXor: Boolean);
-    function TextExtent(const AText: String): TPoint;
-    function TextExtent(AText: TStrings): TPoint;
+    function TextExtent(const AText: String;
+      ATextFormat: TChartTextFormat = tfNormal): TPoint;
+    function TextExtent(AText: TStrings;
+      ATextFormat: TChartTextFormat = tfNormal): TPoint;
     function TextOut: TChartTextOut;
 
     property Brush: TFPCustomBrush write SetBrush;
@@ -135,15 +146,22 @@ type
     FScaleItems: TScaleItems;
     function ColorOrMono(AColor: TChartColor): TChartColor; inline;
     function FPColorOrMono(const AColor: TFPColor): TFPColor; inline;
-    function GetFontAngle: Double; virtual; abstract;
+//    function GetFontAngle: Double; virtual; abstract;
     function SimpleTextExtent(const AText: String): TPoint; virtual; abstract;
     procedure SimpleTextOut(AX, AY: Integer; const AText: String); virtual; abstract;
+    function HtmlTextExtent(const AText: String): TPoint;
+    procedure HtmlTextOut(AX, AY: Integer; const AText: String);
   public
     constructor Create;
     procedure DrawingBegin(const ABoundingBox: TRect); virtual;
     procedure DrawingEnd; virtual;
     procedure DrawLineDepth(AX1, AY1, AX2, AY2, ADepth: Integer);
     procedure DrawLineDepth(const AP1, AP2: TPoint; ADepth: Integer);
+    function GetFontAngle: Double; virtual; abstract;
+    function GetFontColor: TFPColor; virtual; abstract;
+    function GetFontName: String; virtual; abstract;
+    function GetFontSize: Integer; virtual; abstract;
+    function GetFontStyle: TChartFontStyles; virtual; abstract;
     function GetRightToLeft: Boolean;
     procedure LineTo(AX, AY: Integer); virtual; abstract;
     procedure LineTo(const AP: TPoint);
@@ -161,8 +179,8 @@ type
     procedure SetRightToLeft(AValue: Boolean);
     procedure SetTransparency(ATransparency: TChartTransparency);
     procedure SetXor(AXor: Boolean);
-    function TextExtent(const AText: String): TPoint;
-    function TextExtent(AText: TStrings): TPoint;
+    function TextExtent(const AText: String; ATextFormat: TChartTextFormat = tfNormal): TPoint;
+    function TextExtent(AText: TStrings; ATextFormat: TChartTextFormat = tfNormal): TPoint;
     function TextOut: TChartTextOut;
   end;
 
@@ -173,7 +191,7 @@ type
 implementation
 
 uses
-  Math, TAGeometry;
+  Math, TAGeometry, TAHtml;
 
 const
   LINE_INTERVAL = 2;
@@ -241,13 +259,19 @@ var
 begin
   a := -FSimpleTextOut.GetFontAngle;
   for i := 0 to FText2.Count - 1 do begin
-    lineExtent := FSimpleTextOut.SimpleTextExtent(FText2[i]);
+    case FTextFormat of
+      tfNormal: lineExtent := FSimpleTextOut.SimpleTextExtent(FText2[i]);
+      tfHtml  : lineExtent := FSimpleTextOut.HtmlTextExtent(FText2[i]);
+    end;
     p := FPos;
     case FAlignment of
       taCenter: p += RotatePointX((FWidth - lineExtent.X) div 2, a);
       taRightJustify: p += RotatePointX(FWidth - lineExtent.X, a);
     end;
-    FSimpleTextOut.SimpleTextOut(p.X, p.Y, FText2[i]);
+    case FTextFormat of
+      tfNormal: FSimpleTextOut.SimpleTextOut(p.X, p.Y, FText2[i]);
+      tfHtml  : FSimpleTextOut.HtmlTextOut(p.X, p.Y, FText2[i]);
+    end;
     FPos += RotatePoint(Point(0, lineExtent.Y + LINE_INTERVAL), a);
   end;
 end;
@@ -255,7 +279,10 @@ end;
 procedure TChartTextOut.DoTextOutString;
 begin
   if System.Pos(LineEnding, FText1) = 0 then begin
-    FSimpleTextOut.SimpleTextOut(FPos.X, FPos.Y, FText1);
+    case FTextFormat of
+      tfNormal: FSimpleTextOut.SimpleTextOut(FPos.X, FPos.Y, FText1);
+      tfHtml  : FSimpleTextOut.HtmlTextOut(FPos.X, FPos.Y, FText1);
+    end;
     exit;
   end;
   FText2 := TStringList.Create;
@@ -291,6 +318,12 @@ begin
   Result := Self;
 end;
 
+function TChartTextOut.TextFormat(AFormat: TChartTextFormat): TChartTextOut;
+begin
+  FTextFormat := AFormat;
+  Result := Self;
+end;
+
 function TChartTextOut.Width(AWidth: Integer): TChartTextOut;
 begin
   FWidth := AWidth;
@@ -347,6 +380,34 @@ begin
   Result := FRightToLeft;
 end;
 
+function TBasicDrawer.HtmlTextExtent(const AText: String): TPoint;
+var
+  IDrawer: IChartDrawer;
+begin
+  IDrawer := Self as IChartDrawer;
+//  GetInterface('IChartDrawer', IDrawer);
+  with THtmlAnalyzer.Create(IDrawer) do
+    try
+      Result := TextExtent(AText);
+    finally
+      Free;
+    end;
+end;
+
+procedure TBasicDrawer.HtmlTextOut(AX, AY: Integer; const AText: String);
+var
+  IDrawer: IChartDrawer;
+begin
+  IDrawer := Self as IChartDrawer;
+//  GetInterface('IChartDrawer', IDrawer);
+  with THtmlAnalyzer.Create(IDrawer) do
+    try
+      TextOut(AX, AY, AText);
+    finally
+      Free;
+    end;
+end;
+
 procedure TBasicDrawer.LineTo(const AP: TPoint);
 begin
   LineTo(AP.X, AP.Y)
@@ -411,31 +472,46 @@ begin
   FXor := AXor;
 end;
 
-function TBasicDrawer.TextExtent(const AText: String): TPoint;
+function TBasicDrawer.TextExtent(const AText: String;
+  ATextFormat: TChartTextFormat = tfNormal): TPoint;
 var
   sl: TStrings;
 begin
   if Pos(LineEnding, AText) = 0 then
-    exit(SimpleTextExtent(AText));
+    case ATextFormat of
+      tfNormal: exit(SimpleTextExtent(AText));
+      tfHTML  : exit(HtmlTextExtent(AText));
+    end;
+
   sl := TStringList.Create;
   try
     sl.Text := AText;
-    Result := TextExtent(sl);
+    Result := TextExtent(sl, ATextFormat);
   finally
     sl.Free;
   end;
 end;
 
-function TBasicDrawer.TextExtent(AText: TStrings): TPoint;
+function TBasicDrawer.TextExtent(AText: TStrings;
+  ATextFormat: TChartTextFormat = tfNormal): TPoint;
 var
   i: Integer;
 begin
   Result := Size(0, -LINE_INTERVAL);
-  for i := 0 to AText.Count - 1 do
-    with SimpleTextExtent(AText[i]) do begin
-      Result.X := Max(Result.X, X);
-      Result.Y += Y + LINE_INTERVAL;
-    end;
+  case ATextFormat of
+    tfNormal:
+      for i := 0 to AText.Count - 1 do
+        with SimpleTextExtent(AText[i]) do begin
+          Result.X := Max(Result.X, X);
+          Result.Y += Y + LINE_INTERVAL;
+        end;
+    tfHtml:
+      for i := 0 to AText.Count - 1 do
+        with HtmlTextExtent(AText[i]) do begin
+          Result.X := Max(Result.X, X);
+          Result.Y += Y + LINE_INTERVAL;
+        end;
+  end;
 end;
 
 function TBasicDrawer.TextOut: TChartTextOut;
diff --git a/components/tachart/tatextelements.pas b/components/tachart/tatextelements.pas
index 2f63a87f8b..84c34845ac 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tatextelements.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tatextelements.pas
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ type
     FOnGetShape: TChartGetShapeEvent;
     FOverlapPolicy: TChartMarksOverlapPolicy;
     FShape: TChartLabelShape;
+    FTextFormat: TChartTextFormat;
     procedure SetAlignment(AValue: TAlignment);
     procedure SetCalloutAngle(AValue: Cardinal);
     procedure SetClipped(AValue: Boolean);
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ type
     procedure SetOverlapPolicy(AValue: TChartMarksOverlapPolicy);
     procedure SetRotationCenter(AValue: TChartTextRotationCenter);
     procedure SetShape(AValue: TChartLabelShape);
+    procedure SetTextFormat(AValue: TChartTextFormat);
   strict protected
     FAlignment: TAlignment;
     FInsideDir: TDoublePoint;
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ type
       read FOnGetShape write SetOnGetShape;
     property Shape: TChartLabelShape
       read FShape write SetShape default clsRectangle;
+    property TextFormat: TChartTextFormat
+      read FTextFormat write SetTextFormat default tfNormal;
   published
     property Alignment: TAlignment
       read FAlignment write SetAlignment;
@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ type
     property OnGetShape;
     property Shape;
     property Text: TStrings read FText write SetText;
+    property TextFormat;
     property Visible default false;
   end;
 
@@ -278,6 +283,7 @@ type
     property OverlapPolicy;
     property RotationCenter;
     property Style default smsNone;
+    property TextFormat;
     property YIndex;
   end;
 
@@ -300,6 +306,7 @@ begin
       Self.FMargins.Assign(FMargins);
       Self.FOverlapPolicy := FOverlapPolicy;
       Self.FShape := FShape;
+      Self.FTextFormat := FTextFormat;
       Self.FInsideDir := FInsideDir;
     end;
   inherited Assign(ASource);
@@ -328,7 +335,7 @@ var
   i, w: Integer;
 begin
   ApplyLabelFont(ADrawer);
-  ptText := ADrawer.TextExtent(AText);
+  ptText := ADrawer.TextExtent(AText, FTextFormat);
   w := ptText.X;
   labelPoly := GetLabelPolygon(ADrawer, ptText);
   for i := 0 to High(labelPoly) do
@@ -368,7 +375,7 @@ begin
   end;
   ptText := RotatePoint(P, GetLabelAngle) + ALabelCenter;
 
-  ADrawer.TextOut.Pos(ptText).Alignment(Alignment).Width(w).Text(AText).Done;
+  ADrawer.TextOut.TextFormat(FTextFormat).Pos(ptText).Alignment(Alignment).Width(w).Text(AText).Done;
   if not Clipped then
     ADrawer.ClippingStart;
 end;
@@ -468,7 +475,7 @@ function TChartTextElement.MeasureLabel(
   ADrawer: IChartDrawer; const AText: String): TSize;
 begin
   ApplyLabelFont(ADrawer);
-  with GetBoundingBox(ADrawer, ADrawer.TextExtent(AText)) do
+  with GetBoundingBox(ADrawer, ADrawer.TextExtent(AText, FTextFormat)) do
     Result := MeasureRotatedRect(Point(Right - Left, Bottom - Top), GetLabelAngle);
 end;
 
@@ -478,7 +485,7 @@ var
   R: TRect;
 begin
   ApplyLabelFont(ADrawer);
-  R := Rect(0, 0, 0, ADrawer.TextExtent(AText).y);
+  R := Rect(0, 0, 0, ADrawer.TextExtent(AText, FTextFormat).y);
   OffsetRect(R, 0, -(R.Bottom - R.Top) div 2);
   if IsMarginRequired then
     Margins.ExpandRectScaled(ADrawer, R);
@@ -546,6 +553,14 @@ begin
   StyleChanged(Self);
 end;
 
+procedure TChartTextElement.SetTextFormat(AValue: TChartTextFormat);
+begin
+  if FTextFormat = AValue then exit;
+  FTextFormat := AValue;
+  StyleChanged(Self);
+end;
+
+
 { TChartTitle }
 
 procedure TChartTitle.Assign(ASource: TPersistent);